Job overview

This role is part of an exciting expansion of the Barnet CEN Pathway. The remit of the new DBT Service is to offer Barnet residents referred into the service a consistent evidence-based therapeutic approach, to reduce inpatient admissions and to support the quick transitions of those in an inpatient service back into the community.

The post holder will be joining a newly developed DBT pathway and will be working closely with the Barnet Adult Psychology Team and the Complex Emotional Needs pathway team. 

 Ideally you will have a strong enthusiasm to work in a psychological informed way and had experience of DBT, but this is not essential as training will be provided.

The post holder will provide formal DBT psychological interventions using a trauma -informed approach whilst undertaking necessary training to upskill for this role as required. 

You will be joining a creative and dynamic multidisciplinary team with a track record of providing high quality psychological interventions with a strong ethos of trauma informed care. 

Main duties of the job

·       Jointly assess patients for suitability for DBT. Where the problems appear to be too complex or severe to be appropriate for level of experience refer to manager/supervisor for advice on how to manage the case.

To formulate and implement DBT focused treatment plans, in particular identifying repeating patterns of crisis and advise ways of altering these, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patient’s problems.

         To educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying DBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.

·       To support the implementation of a range of DBT psychological interventions (group and individual) for prospective patients.

·        To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

         To work closely with referrers, services and colleagues to collaborate around the delivery of DBT interventions.

To deal appropriately with the intense emotional atmosphere surrounding therapy contacts which may be highly distressing on a daily basis and to work with frequently intense concentration for the clinical sessions of assessment and therapy. 

Working for our organisation

Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust?

We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1.    We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2.    With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3.    We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4.    We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT? 

·       Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.